Neil MacGregor Quotes
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What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.
Salman Rushdie -
The utterly fallacious idea at the heart of the pro-war argument is that it is the duty of the anti-war argument to provide an alternative to war. The onus is on them to explain just cause.
Zadie Smith -
At one time or another, we have all faced the temptation to disconnect by giving someone the silent treatment. After being married to Joel for more than twenty-one years, I have learned that is not the best way to handle a disagreement.
Victoria Osteen -
My mind is vacant on names, but I know him as well as anything. When I need names they drop out of my head; when I don't need them they drop back.
Imogen Cunningham -
During a movie, chemistry is so important, and yet they just assume actors can fake their way through it. That doesn't always work.
Rachel McAdams -
I write, having seen what's happening already in my head. I see it as a movie, and I'm just writing down what's happening in front of me.
Victoria Aveyard
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A standard line, promoted by people like Clement Greenberg, is that politics contaminates art, and Manet is often cited as an example of art for art's sake.
Hans Haacke -
I never dreamt, in my dream, I'm Dalai Lama.
Dalai Lama -
I can't even imagine how it must be to be a solo artist playing with session musicians.
Oliver Sim The xx -
No matter where I am in the world, I will always be back home for Christmas.
Malaika Arora Khan -
I like to hike with my dog, Webster. It helps clear my mind.
Calista Flockhart -
I think Hollywood wants to be safe. The things you do first become your calling card, and I think people just sort of go, 'Well, we know he can do that.' They kind of put you in that hole.
Falk Hentschel
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What you wear onstage is a reflection of your artistry.
Sabrina Carpenter -
All my music is inspirational. You just gotta listen to the words and get what you can get out of it.
Young Jeezy -
I have a multicultural background, so I tend to have an open mind about things, and I find other cultures interesting.
Viggo Mortensen -
I'm a creative person, so I have to stay busy.
Taraji P. Henson -
It kind of scares me, the notion that we're going to be injecting ourselves into other countries' affairs when they're not posing a threat to our security. I wouldn't be telling Israel what to do.
Gary Johnson -
No matter who you are, the grass is never greener on the other side.
Venus Williams
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Please don't applaud. It may irritate your neighbour.
Edward Heath -
Designing is a matter of concentration. You go deep into what you want to do. It's about intensive research, really. The concentration is warm and intimate and like the fire inside the earth - intense but not distorted. You can go to a place, really feel it in your heart. It's actually a beautiful feeling.
Peter Zumthor -
Every time I went into the studio, I always sung with my heart. If it came out as strong, as good, as powerful as that to my fans, then I was satisfied. I never slacked. I always did all the songs the same way as the first.
Percy Sledge -
To paraphrase Jane Austen, it is a truth universally acknowledged that a married man in possession of a vast fortune must be in want of a newer, younger wife.
Bruce Feirstein -
The business of writing is one of the four or five most private things in the world.
Ethel Wilson -
The spread of Viking bling is a good indication of the spread of its culture.
Neil MacGregor